Bar lock mechanism
AssigneeMiner Enterprises, Inc.
InventorBrian A. Senn
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Abstract
A bar lock mechanism for releasably securing a pivoted door in a closed position relative to an opening in a walled enclosure and including an elongated shaft structure connected to the walled enclosure and defining an axis of rotation for the bar lock mechanism. A locking handle is connected to the shaft structure for rotating the shaft structure and securing the door in the closed position. A pair of axially spaced hinge pieces are adapted to be disposed at opposed end portions of the shaft structure. Each hinge piece has a base portion for allowing securement of the hinge piece to the walled enclosure and an integral portion spaced from the base portion for journalling a respective end of the shaft structure for rotation about its axis whereby allowing the bar lock mechanism to move relative to the walled enclosure.
Claims19
A bar lock mechanism for releasably securing a door in a closed position wherein said door extends across an opening defined by a walled enclosure, with said door being swingable about a generally vertical axis disposed adjacent a first vertical marginal edge of said opening and having a lock carried thereon, said bar lock mechanism comprising:
- an elongated member defining an elongated axis extending between opposed ends thereof and about which said bar lock mechanism swingably moves, with said elongated member having a plurality of vertically spaced, free ended brackets secured thereto and radially extending from said elongated member, with each of said brackets operably extending to only one side of said elongated axis for moving into and out of operable engagement with an outer surface on said door;
- a manually operated locking handle connected to said elongated member through one of said brackets disposed proximately midlength of said elongated member, with said handle being connected to said one of said brackets for rotation about an axis extending generally normal to said elongated axis whereby allowing said handle to be manipulated into an operable locking relation with said lock on said door;
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- hinge structure operably associated with the opposed ends of said elongated member for pivotally securing said bar lock mechanism to the walled enclosed adjacent a second vertical marginal edge of said opening, said hinge structure including a pair of axially spaced hinge pieces, with one hinge piece being disposed in operable association with each end of said elongated member, and with each hinge piece being configured to secure a respective end of said elongated member for rotation about said elongated axis whereby allowing said bar lock mechanism to swingably move toward and away from the door.
A bar lock mechanism for releasably securing a pivoted door relative to a walled enclosure, said bar lock mechanism comprising:
- an elongated shaft structure connected to said walled enclosure for rotation about an axis spaced from and extending parallel with a vertical edge of the door and arranged opposite to a pivotal axis about which door moves, with said elongated shaft structure having a plurality of vertically spaced, free ended brackets secured thereto and radially extending from said elongated shaft structure, with each of said brackets operably extending to only one side of said axis for moving into and out of operable engagement with an outer surface on said door
- a locking handle connected to said shaft structure through one of said brackets disposed proximately midlength of said shaft structure for rotating said shaft structure and releasably securing said door in a closed position;
- and a pair of axially spaced hinge pieces disposed toward opposed ends of said shaft structure, with each hinge piece having a base portion for allowing said hinge piece to be secured to said walled enclosure and a mounting portion for journalling a respective end of said shaft structure for rotation about its axis whereby allowing said bar lock mechanism to swingably move relative to said walled enclosure.
A closure mechanism for releasably closing and securing a door swingably movable between open and closed positions relative to an opening in a body of a vehicle, said closure mechanism comprising:
- hinge structure including a pair of axially spaced, generally coaxial pivot elements secured to the body of a vehicle adjacent a marginal edge of said opening;
- an axially elongated shaft for selectively coupling said door to said pivot elements, with said shaft being mounted between and journalled for rotation by said pivot elements and defining an elongated axis about which said shaft pivots, with said elongated shaft having a plurality of vertically spaced, free ended brackets secured thereto and radially extending from said elongated shaft, with each of said brackets operably extending to only one side of said elongated axis for moving into and out of operable engagement with an outer surface on said door;
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- a locking handle pivotally mounted toward the free end of one of said brackets disposed proximately midlength between opposed ends of said elongated shaft for manual movement, with said handle being movable between an open position and a closed position relative to a lock mounted on said door.
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